hi louisa. I have had GH for 20 years. When pregnant with my daughter 12 years ago, I had it back to back, and after doing lots of research decided that the best option for me was to have a c-section. As the virus can shed without there being any visible symptoms, plus pressure from DD's father,felt "safer" delivering that way. When pregnant with DS1 I also had reoccurring attacks, and ex husband also wanted me to deliver that way again. As it was i went into labour with him, and had an emergency c-section due to placental abruption. With DS2 i didn't have an attack at all. I still delivered by C-section, mainly because that was the option available to me after having had 2 other csections. Aston's birth was my best btw... but that's another story.

Whatever decision you make, it is yours alone to make, and you have to feel ok with it. I did feel pressured by my DD's father to have a c-section due to the herpes, and at times after having her I felt "ripped off" but having had labour with Nathan don't feel that way anymore. For me personally I don't think its the way the baby arrives in this world that makes you a mummy - its everything afterwards.

Hope the rest of your pregnancy goes quickly and stressfree.